辽宁省大连市普兰店区第二中学2020-2021学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题（原卷版）

10/10大连市普兰店区第二中学2020-2021学年下学期期中考试高二英语试卷总分：120分时间：100分钟第一部分：听力第一节共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Whoisgoingabroad?A.Lucy.B.Jane.C.Mary.2.Whattimedoesthetrainleave?A.At11∶00tonight.B.At6∶10tomorrowmorning.C.At11∶00tomorrowmorning.3.What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Classmates.B.Acouple.C.Colleagues.4.Wherehasthewomanbeen?A.Thesupermarket.B.Thepostoffice.C.Therestaurant.5.Whatwillthemandofirst?A.Drivethewomantotheairport.B.Pickuphisdaughter.C.Buyabirthdaygift.第二节共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Pocketmoney.B.Part－timejobs.C.Theman'sparents.7.HowlongdoesthemanlookafterthebabyeveryFriday?A.Fortwohours.B.Forthreehours.C.Forfourhours.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Whydidthemanhaveanoperation?A.Hetookdrugsmistakenly.B.Hehadastomachproblem.C.Hefeltpainfulallthetime.9．Howdidthemanfeelshortlyaftertheoperation?A.Relieved.B.Puzzled.C.Uncomfortable.10.Wheredoesthewomansuggestthemangowithher?A.Toahospital.B.Toarestaurant.C.Toagrocerystore.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Howdidthemanknowthegooddeals?A.HesawanadvertisementonTV.B.Heheardanadvertisementontheradio.C.Hereadanadvertisementinthenewspaper.12.Whatsizesuitwillthemanmostprobablytake?A.Size42.B.Size41.C.Size40.13.Whichcolordoesthemandislike?A.Darkgray.B.Lightgreen.C.Navyblue.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.What'sthewoman?A.Areceptionist.B.Asaleswoman.C.Amanager.15.Whatisthenameoftheman?A.CharlesC.Nelson.B.CharlesT.Nelson.C.CharlesNelson.16.Whatisthedatetoday?A.May19th.B.May18th.C.May17th.17.Howmuchwillthemanpay?A.$250.B.$225.C.$200.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.Whatisthespeakervolunteeringasintheorganization?A.Adoctor.B.Anengineer.C.Afoodexpert.19.WhatisrequiredtobecomeavolunteerforMSF?A.Theskillindesigningwebsites.B.Theabilitytoworkindependently.C.Thegreatinterestinleadingateam.20.Whatisthespeaker'spurpose?A.Tointroducesomedemandingpositions.B.Tosharehervolunteeringexperience.C.Tolookforvolunteersforanorganization.第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AAmazingStoriesofAnimalsActingJustLikeHumans◆HorsesarepickyeatersHorseshaveanevenbettersenseofsmellthanhumansdo.Whenhorsesraisetheirnosesandopentheirnostrils(鼻孔),theirnervoussystemallowsthemtosensesmellswecan’tsense.Thismightexplainwhytheyrefusedirtywaterandcarefullymovearoundmeadows,eatingonlythetastiestgrasses,expertssay.◆WhalesaysthanksIn2011,awhaleexpertspottedahumpbackwhaletrappedinafishingnetandspentanhourfreeingit.Afterward,inanhour-longdisplayofthanks,thewhaleswamneartheirboatandleapedintotheairabout40times.◆PandasliketobenaughtyIsthereanythingmorelovelythanababypanda,exceptmaybeahumanbaby?Infact,babypandassometimesbehavelikehumanbabies.Theysleepinthesamepositionsandvaluetheirthumbs.Pandasareshybynatureforitsshybehaviorssuchascoveringitsfacewithapawofduckingitsheadwhenconfrontedbyastranger.◆AcathonorsitsownerPapertowels,andaplasticcuparejustafewofthegiftsthatToldo,adevotedthree-year-oldgray-and-whitecat,hasplacedonhisformerownerIozzelliRenzo’sgraveeverydaysincethemandiedinSeptember2011.RenzoadoptedToldofromashelterwhenthecatwasthreemonthsold,andthetwoformedaninseparablebond.AfterRenzopassedaway,Toldofollowedthecoffintothecemetery,andnow“standsguard”atthegraveforhoursatatime.1.Whatcanhorsesdotopickthemostdeliciousgrasses?A.Feelthem. B.Smellthem.C.Observethem. D.Tastethem.2.Whichanimalfeelsshywhenfacingstrangers?A.Thewhale. B.Thehorse.C.Thepanda. D.Thecat.3.Whatdothewhaleandthecathaveincommonaccordingtothepassage?A.Theyhaveagratefulheart. B.Theyarequiteclever.C.Theyareactiveandlovely. D.Theyhaveagoodsenseofsmell.BTwoweeksago,a5-year-oldgirlnamedSunshineOelfkeemptiedoutherpiggybank（存钱罐）ontothelivingroomfloorandimmediatelystartedcounting．Hergrandmother,JackieOelfke,thoughtshewasplayingasshecarefullylinedupthecoins,butthenshesawthegirlputthecoinsintoaplasticbagandplaceitinherbackpack．"Thatarousedmycuriosity,"JackietoldCBSNews．"Nobodymesseswiththepiggybank．"AfterobservingSunshineatworkafewminuteslonger,Jackiedecidedtofindoutwhythelittlegirlbrokeintohersavings．"Whatareyoudoingwiththatmoney?"Jackieaskedhergranddaughter．"I'mtakingittoschool,"Sunshinereplied．Thelittlegirlfinallystatedtherealreasonwhysheneededthemoney．"I'mgoingtotakeitformilkmoney．MyfriendLayladoesn'tgetmilk—hermomdoesn'thavemilkmoneyandIdo．"Jackie'sheartmeltedatSunshine'swords．Chokedwithstrongfeelings,Jackieheldhersweetgranddaughtertightlyinherarms．Lastweek,JackieandSunshinemetwithherteacher,RitaHausher,andhandedherthe﹩30thekindergartnerhadsaved．Thereare20kidsinSunshine'sclassandabouthalfdon'tgetmilk．Itcosts﹩0.45acarton（纸盒）．Thetotaladdsuptoabout﹩180amonthforeverychildintheclasstohavemilkeveryday．AfterdroppingSunshineoffatschool,JackiepostedatearfulvideoonFacebooktoexplainhergranddaughter'splan．Tohersurprise,dozensofpeopleofferedtodonatetowardthecause．Withinaweek,Jackieraisedmorethan﹩1，000．NoweverystudentinSunshine'sclasscangetfreemilkfortherestoftheyear．JackiesaidSunshinedoesn'tseeherkindactasabigdeal．Shewasjusttryingtolookoutforherfriends．"Shedoesn'tunderstandtheeffectshe'sbroughtabout,"Jackiesaid．"Butnowsheknowsshecandowhateversheputshermindto．"4.WhydidSunshineemptyherpiggybank?A.Shewantedtoplaywiththecoins．B.Sheneededtotrainhercountingskills．C.Sheintendedtopayforherfriend'smilk．D.Shehopedtoshowoffhersavingsinclass．5.HowdidJackiefeeluponhearingSunshine'swords？A.Touched． B.Curious．C.Proud． D.Relieved．6.InJackie'seyes，whatdidSunshinelearnfromtheexperience？A.Manyhandsmakelightwork．B.Twoheadsarebetterthanone．C.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed．D.Nothingisimpossibletoawillingheart．7.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage？A.Jackie'sPiggyBank． B.SmallCoins,BigDeeds．C.AMovedGrandmother． D.PiggyBankandCartonMilk．C“Sam”,akoala,themostfamoussurvivorofAustralia'sworstwildfire,ishealingwellthankstotheeffortsofcaretakersatashelter—andsheevenhasanewboyfriend,“Bob”.“Sam,whocapturedheartsaroundtheworldaftershehadbeenphotographeddrinkingfromafirefighter'swaterbottle,hasalsowontheaffectionof‘Bob’,anotherkoalawhosepawswerescorched,”caretakerLynnRaymondsaidonThursday.Neitherkoalaislikelytobehealthyenoughforreleaseforatleastfourmonths,andbotharebeingcomfortedbycaretakersfortheirscorchedpawseveryfewhours.GlobalinterestinthefateofSamhasbeenintensesinceaphotographoffirefighterDavidTreeofferingherabottleofwaterinaburned-outforestwassplashedacrosstheInternet,innewspapersandontelevisionbroadcasts.Thetelephoneattheshelterhasrungcontinuallywithcallers'eagerforupdatesonthecreature'scondition.“It'scrazy,”Raymondsaidwithalaugh.“Buteverybodyhasbeenabsolutelywonderful.”SamwasfoundmovingonscorchedpawsbyafirepatrolonSunday.Treethenheldoutabottleofwaterforhertodrink,whichsheeagerlyaccepted,holdingTree'shandashepouredwaterintohermouth.Aftersufferingsecond-andthird-degreeburnstoherpaws,SamhasbeensharingacagewithBob,whotookanimmediateinterestinherwhenshearrivedonSunday.BothSamandBobweregivenpainkillerswhentheyfirstarrived,butthey'reoffthedrugsnow.Thetwoarestillreceivingantibiotics(抗生素)andhavetheirbandageschangedregularlytoavoidinfections.Thekoalasarelikelytobeintheshelterforatleastfourmonths,dependingonhowquicklytheirburnsheal.8.WhatisSamwell-knownfor?A.HerfallinginlovewithBob.B.HertakingpartinfightingthefireC.Hersavingafirefighter.D.Herdrinkingafirefighter'swater.9.HowdopeopleshowtheirconcernaboutSam?A.Theycallthesheltertolearnaboutherlatestcondition.B.Theytakecareofherviathemedia.C.TheydonatebottlesofwatertoherD.TheysendmanyphotosofhertotheInternet.10.FromthepassageweknowthatBobandSam.A.arestilltakingpainkillersB.arestillundertreatmentC.havecompletelyhealedfromthetreatmentD.arefreeofinfections11.Fromwhichisthetextmostprobablytaken?A.Theradio B.AgeographybookC.Aguidebook D.AnewspaperDWhyarephotosandvideosofcatshigh-fivingsuddenlypoppinguponsocialmedia?AskJacksonGalaxy,wholaunchedCatPawsitivelastyear,aprogramthatencouragesanimalshelterstoteachcatshowtodotrickstomakethemmoreattractiveforadoption.Theideaissimple.Akittythatcansitoncommandorgiveahighfiveshowsthatitcanlistentoinstructionsandconnectwithothers.Ahighfivecanmakeashycatopenup,Galaxysaid.“Biglifechangescanleadtocatslosingtheirconfidence,andwehelpthosecatstofeelmoreconfidentandtofeelsafeinteractingwithnewpeople.”ChristieRogero,programmanagerforCatPawsitive,said.AndStephenHoldeman,trainingmanagerattheKCPetProject,added:“Allweneedtotrainacattodotricksistherightamountofpatience,timingandmotivation.”Heusesatechniquecalled“operantconditioning(操作性条件反射)”,whichassociatesacat’sactionwithgettingarewardsuchasafavoritefoodortreat.Healsousesaclicker—atrainingdevicethatmakesaclickingnoise.“Intheinitialstage,wegetthecatusedtotheideathatwhenithearsthesoundoftheclicker,oneofitsfavoritetreatsappears.Afterwehavebridgedthesetwoideastogetherwecanusetheclickertoreinforcedifferentactionsthecatdoestoletitknowthatifitrepeatstheaction,itwillgetatreat.”Afterseveralrepetitions,thecatstartstolinkeverythingtogether.Nowallyouneedtodoisletyourextendedhandbethetarget,andwe’vegotahighfive.12.Accordingtothetext,howcanlearningtricksbenefitcatsatanimalshelters?A.Itisagoodwayforshelterstoraisemoney.B.Itallowsthemtopickupskillstostaysafe.C.Ithelpstheminteractmorewitheachother.D.Ithelpsthembuildconfidenceandgetadopted.13.Accordingtothetext,whatshouldbedonefromthestarttotraincatstolearntricks?A.Teachingthemdifferentactions.B.Teachingthemhowtouseaclicker.C.Makingthempatientenoughtorepeatactions.D.Helpingthemconnectthesoundofaclickerwithtreats.14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“reinforce”inparagraph6probablymean?A.record B.strengthenC.ignore D.reward15.Whatisthemainpurposeofthearticle?A.Toexplainhowtotraincatstoperformtricks.B.Toshowhowcatsaretreatedatanimalshelters.C.Todescribethepopularityofcatsonsocialmedia.D.Toinformusofaprogramthattrainscatstodotricks.Ⅱ.七选五Tohelpyouunderstandwhat5Gis,andwhatitmeanstoyou,we’veputtogetherahandyguidehere.Whatis5G?___16___Atitsmostbasiclevel,5Gwillbeusedtomakecalls,sendtexts,andtosimplygetonline.Butit’sgoingtobesignificantlyfasterthanpreviousgenerations,andcouldopenthedooruptoarangeofexcitingnewuses.___17___5Gwillusenewhigherradiofrequenciestosendoutdatawhicharelesscluttered(挤了)andcarryinformationmuchfaster.Whilethesehigherbandsarefaster,theydon’tcarryinformationasfar.That’stosay,smallermultipleinputandoutputantennas(天线)willbeused—promotingbothsignalsandcapacity（容量）.___18___Whyisitbetterthan4G?5Gisexpectedtobefasterthan4G,withsomefirmsclaimingitcouldbeasmuchas100timesquicker.Thefastest4Gnetworkscandeliverpeakdownloadspeedsofaround300Mbit/s.____19____Inreallife,thiscouldallowyoutodownloadafullHDfilminlessthan10seconds!___20___Itmeanstherewillbeverylittle—ifany—delaywhenyoucarryouttasksonadevice.Whilethiswillhelpimprovethingslikegamingexperiences,itcouldalsopavethewayforsaferself-drivingcars—inwhichevenashortdelaycouldbelife-saving.Finally,5Gwillhavealargercapacity,meaningnetworkswillbeabletodealwithseveralappsatonce.Generally,thisshouldmeanthatdeviceshaveafaster,morestableconnection.A.Howdoes5Gwork?B.Howwill5Gaffectyou?C.5Gisalsoexpectedtohavealowerlatency.D.5Gisshortfor“5thgenerationmobilenetwork.”E.Incomparison,5Gcouldofferdownloadspeedsofover1Gb/s.F.Therefore,thesimilaritybetween5Gand4Gtechnologyishuge.G.Thismeans5Gwillsupportupto1,000moredevicespermeterthan4G.第三部分语言运用(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Fiveyearsago,Ilivedinthecountryside,whoseroadwasextremelyterrible.EveryeveningwhenIwasawayfromhomeonbusiness,mylittleboywouldask___21___ofhismothertotakehisblackdogandhisdaddy'swalkingsticktomakethehalf-milejourneyfromthehousetothefencewhich___22___thebeginningofthedirtydriveway.Oneday,Iwasbusywithmybusinessandwas___23___foraboutanhour,completelyforgettingaboutthefaithfullittleboydowntheroadwhomightbe___24___forhisdaddy.Onmywayhome,therainwassoheavythatIcouldnot___25___tenfeetinfrontofme.AllIcould___26___wasfinishingmyjourneyandgettingoutoftherain.___27___,thedownpourbegantoabate(减弱).Itwasonlydrizzle(毛毛细雨)bythetimemycarturnedthelast___28___andapproachedthefinalstreetbetweenmeandawarmhomewithnicemeal.AllofasuddenIcaughtsightofmylittleboy,whowas___29___anumbrellainonehand,awalkingstickintheother,andwaswearingthebiggestandmostbeautifulsmileevertolightenthe___30___ofthelittleboy.AsIstoppedthecarand___31___thedoorheranintomyarmsandheldmelongandhard.Hewaswetand___32___withcold,buthenevermentionedtherain,northehour-longwait.Hesimplysaid,“Daddy,Imissedyou.Iamsogladyouarehome.”Lastyear,we___33___toawonderfulnewhomeprovidedforaspecialseasoninourlives.Wenolongerhavealongcountryroad.___34___,Ihaveneverforgottentherainydayandthelittleboyandhisblackdog.Often,perhapsathousandtimes,that___35___hasappearedinmymind.Likealleventsinourlives,ithappensonce,andmustbetreasured.21.A.order B.praise C.permission D.likes22.A.marked B.explained C.discovered D.described23.A.controlled B.trained C.bothered D.delayed24.A.searching B.sending C.waiting D.calling25.A.see B.drive C.feel D.hear26.A.thinkof B.stickto C.pickup D.holdout27.A.Infact B.Atlast C.Atonce D.Insurprise28.A.moment B.way C.street D.corner29.A.opening B.holding C.finding D.lifting30.A.body B.head C.hand D.face31.A.closed B.locked C.opened D.knocked32.A.worrying B.crying C.complaining D.trembling33.A.traveled B.turned C.returned D.moved34.A.However B.Besides C.Otherwise D.Therefore35.A.scene B.time C.act D.sight第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。LaureLaurenElizabethPirieBathwasonceachefandwantedtoTRAVEL.Atthattime,shefound___36___veryinterestingtopostpictures___37___(take)byherselfontheblog,andinlessthan18months,therewereover200,000peoplereadingherblog.Shestartedoutasahobby,butthencompanies___38___(pay)forthephotos.In2013,shewasdetermined___39___(become)Australia'sfirstprofessionalphotoblogger.Itwasachallengingjob,___40___sheknewmoreaboutthiscountryandgainedmanyfansthroughtravelling.Asaphotographer,shelovedtheindigenousAustralia,butshelovednature___41___(much).Shetookeveryopportunitytogetoutside,andphotographedthe___42___(rise)sun,animals,andeverythingsheloved.Shehopedshecouldmakeuseofherphotographytomakeanimpactonpeople,especiallywhenitcomestoenvironmental___43___(issue).Shehadbeendevotingherself___44___photographingacrocodileswimmingneartheboattomakeothers___45___(awareness)ofthedangerousproblem.第四部分写作(共两节,满分40分)第一节(满分15分)46.你校新华中学将于下周末举行第二届校文化节，学生会主席李华代表学校全体师生邀请北京大学大学外籍教授Smith先生做关于人与自然的讲座。信的内容包括：1.讲座时间：11月28日早上9点到11点2.讲座地点：3号教学楼201教室3.联系方式：Ｅnglishtec@163.com注意:1.词数80左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已为你写好,不计入总词数。DearProfessorSmith,__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二节(满分25分)：47.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。“I’mgoingtomissyousomuch,Poppy,”saidthetall,thinteenager.Hebentdowntohughisoldfriendgoodbye.Hestoodup,huggedhisparents,andsmiled,tryingnottolethisemotionsgetthebetterofhim.His